Fill in the Blanks
Place one of the new words in each of the blanks below.
- The first time a message was transmitted over a telegraph was in 1840.
- Can you confirm / verify that this is your handwriting?
- I took a detour to avoid traffic.
- We were all very weary after the long trip.
- There is merit in being a good listener.
- The judge listened to the burglar’s plea of not guilty.
- The runner and catcher were about to collide at home plate.
- Tyrone was relieved that he didn’t have any more work to do.
- When you run a company you have at least one new dilemma every day to solve.
- Did you verify / confirm our reservations at the hotel?
- We were baffled as to who murdered the wretched* old man.
- After having been married to Arthur for thirty years, Selma could anticipate everything he was
going to say.
(NOTE: You might have used the same word in Sentences 2 and 10.)
Word Detective
From the list of 12 new words that follows, choose the one that corresponds to each definition below.
plea anticipate relieve
verify transmit confirm
merit collide detour
weary dilemma baffle
- a roundabout way – detour
- that which is asked of another – plea
- come together with force – collide
- pass along – transmit
- be too hard to understand – baffle
- goodness; worth; value – merit
- make easier; replace – relieve
- tired – weary
- make certain – confirm / verify
- a difficult choice – dilemma
- prove to be true – confirm / verify
- expect – anticipate
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